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Inmate Escapes Burke County Prison Unit…Updated

August 12, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

John Curtis Anderson

State correctional and local law enforcement officers are looking for an inmate who escaped Foothills Correctional Institution in Morganton Thursday morning.

According to officers, 42-year old John Curtis Anderson escaped by climbing a fence at the minimum custody portion of the prison.

He was last seen around 10:15 a.m. at the prison wearing green pants and either a grey or white t-shirt.

He is a white male who stands about 5 foot 10 and weighs around 185 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, a scar on his forehead, and tattoos on his left arm (Chinese writing), left hand (faded letters) and right arm (an angel).

Officers say he may have jumped in a waiting vehicle.

Anderson was scheduled to be released Jan. 16, 2022. He was admitted this year for identity theft and fraud.

Photo: NC Department of Corrections

Update: Inmate has been captured

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